# Zenodo

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/zenodo/  
**Website:** https://zenodo.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 25

Zenodo is a free, open research data repository operated by CERN and co-developed under the European OpenAIRE program. It enables researchers to deposit, share, and preserve any research output — including datasets, software, papers, preprints, presentations, and multimedia — regardless of format, size, or discipline. Every upload receives a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for persistent citation and discoverability. Zenodo provides a REST API for programmatic deposit management, record search and retrieval, and file management, as well as an OAI-PMH endpoint for metadata harvesting. The platform is built on InvenioRDM and stores all data at the CERN Data Centre with replicas and nightly tape backups.

## Kin Score — 48.0 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 48.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 65.0 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 50.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 38.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 31.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 34.1 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (25)

- **Zenodo OAI-PMH API** — Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting endpoint that allows bulk harvesting of Zenodo metadata in formats including oai_dc, marcxml, and oai_datacite4. Suppor...
- **Zenodo Access API** — Access control and sharing
- **Zenodo Audit Logs API** — Audit log entries and search
- **Zenodo Avatars API** — User and group avatars
- **Zenodo Comments API** — Request comments and discussions
- **Zenodo Communities API** — Community management endpoints
- **Zenodo Communities Invitations API** — Community invitation management
- **Zenodo Communities logo API** — Community logo management
- **Zenodo Communities Members API** — Community membership management
- **Zenodo Drafts API** — Draft record management
- **Zenodo Drafts Files upload API** — Draft file upload workflow
- **Zenodo Export API** — Record export functionality
- **Zenodo Featured Communities API** — Featured communities management
- **Zenodo Groups API** — Group management endpoints
- **Zenodo OAI-PMH API** — OAI-PMH protocol endpoints
- **Zenodo OAI-PMH Sets API** — OAI-PMH set management
- **Zenodo Records API** — Record and draft management endpoints
- **Zenodo Records Files API** — File management operations on published records
- **Zenodo Records Versions API** — Record version management
- **Zenodo Request Actions API** — Request actions and lifecycle management
- **Zenodo Requests API** — Request management endpoints
- **Zenodo Statistics API** — Statistics and analytics endpoints
- **Zenodo Timeline API** — Request timeline and history
- **Zenodo Users API** — User management endpoints
- **Zenodo Vocabularies API** — Vocabulary and controlled terms endpoints

## Agentic access (1)

- **Zenodo Agentic Access** — 99 operations · 42 acting

## Security (2)

- **Zenodo Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Zenodo Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Zenodo Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Research, Open Data, Repository, DOI, Datasets, Software, CERN, OpenAIRE, InvenioRDM, Open Science, Metadata, Harvesting

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/zenodo/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.